Executive certificate programs

The Office of Executive Programs designs and delivers tailored
certification programs in public affairs for individual administrators
or organizations in the government, nonprofit, and health care sectors. With a comprehensive expertise from more than 50 faculty members who
have terminal degrees, senior electives, or appointive experience in
specialties such as urban policy, public finance, NGO management,
fundraising, leadership, public speaking, advocacy, outcome evaluation,
and municipal management.

I. Certificate Programs for Individuals
Currently, we offer the following programs for individual administrators who want to expand their knowledge in higher education, not-for profit financial management and report and individual fundraising techniques:

Professional Presentations
An 8-session training program for professionals looking to improve their presentation skills.Early Bird registration is now open for $600. (The full price is $750.)

To learn more about the curriculum and to get course descriptions, please refer to the menu below.
To enroll in these programs contact Edgar Zavala Director of Executive Programs at Edgar.Zavala@baruch.cuny.edu or (646) 660-6718.

II. Certificate Programs for Organizations and Government AgenciesThe Office delivers Executive Programs in 1-week, 2-week and longer
increments in New York and in various academic offices around the globe.
Programs can also be held in multiple cities (e.g., Istanbul,
Brussels, Mexico, New York, Washington, etc.) with 3-day (or longer)
segments in each location.
Longer engagements are also possible for programs requiring multiple
competencies such as strategic planning, budgeting, communication, and
legislative relations.
Certificate programs have been designed for organizations such as United Neighborhood Houses, New York Community Trust, Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, and the Hispanic Federation Program, among others.

Coursework topic examples include:

Fundraising

Taxation

Local fiscal policy

Intergovernmental relations

Media relations

Business and economic development

Cultural policy

Performance evaluation

Sustainable development

Working with NGOs

Communication

Public Speaking

Advocacy

Leadership and Management

Contact Us
To learn how we can tailor certification programs for your organization, contact Edgar Zavala, Director of Executive Programs at Edgar.Zavala@baruch.cuny.edu or (646) 660-6718.